What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Manager position at State of the Art, Inc.?
State of the Art, Inc., a leading manufacturer of thick and thin film resistive products, has an opening for a Quality Control Manager. Hours will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime hours and Saturdays as required to meet deadlines. Candidate must be able to work rotating early weekday morning 6:00 am shifts (approximately once every other week).
Preferred Qualifications:
● Bachelor's degree and/or relevant quality-control, quality-assurance, manufacturing, engineering or supervisory experience; no formal degree requirement.
● Working knowledge of AS9100 and familiarity with applicable MIL-PRFs, J-STDs, and SAE requirements.
● Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
● Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Corel Quattro Pro; FileMaker Pro experience is a plus.
● Ability to work effectively with Production, Engineering, Sales, customers, suppliers, auditors, and government representatives.
Position Summary:
The Quality Control (QC) Manager leads the QC department and supervises two QC Supervisors, who oversee approximately 16 employees. The position is responsible for maintaining an AS9100-compliant quality management system, coordinating quality activities across departments, and supporting customer, regulatory, and military specification requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
● Lead QC operations through two supervisors; coordinate staffing and priorities with Management.
● Maintain and improve the AS9100-compliant quality management system, including controlled documents, document changes, archives, quality clauses, and document-control audits.
● Plan and chair quality meetings; prepare agendas, supporting information, yield data, and lot-failure summaries.
● Manage customer quality issues, complaints, shortages, surveys, and corrective actions in coordination with Sales and Engineering.
● Conduct internal audits, support external audits, and review or author corrective actions and calibration-failure reports.
● Review non-conforming lots, incoming inspection of controlled materials, engineering summaries, production tooling, and designs.
● Maintain approved-vendor and authorized-distributor lists, certificates, and surveys; oversee QC stamps and applicable FileMaker databases.
● Prepare first article inspection reports, and MIL-PRF QPL retention reports; communicate with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and occasionally attend their coordination meetings.
Benefits include: Paid Time Off at 60 days, Holidays at 30 days, and Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance are available on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment. After one year of service, there are profit sharing and bonus programs, and a retirement plan.
EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $56,607 - $87,513